Afternoons of Solitude (Tardes de soledad) directed by Albert Serra is the winner of the Golden Shell for Best Film at the 72nd San Sebastian Festival. The Silver Shell for Best Director was a tie, shared between Laura Carreira for On Falling and Pedro Martín Calero for The Wailing (El llanto).
Top acting honors including the Silver Shell for Best Leading Performance went to Patricia López Arnaiz for her role in Glimmers (Los destellos ), the third feature from Pilar Palomero, while the Best Supporting Performance Award went to Pierre Lottin as part of the cast of When Fall Is Coming (Quand vient l’automne) by François Ozon.
The Special Jury Prize went to The Last Showgirl directed by Gia Coppola, in recognition of the work of the cast including Pamela Anderson, Kiernan Shipka, Brenda Song, Billie Lourd, Dave Bautista and Jamie Lee Curtis.
Bagger Drama (Switzerland), the second film from Piet Baumgartner, won the Kutxabank-New Directors Award; the Horizontes Award went to Kill the Jockey (El jockey) directed by Luis Ortega and the Zabaltegi-Tabakalera Award went to April (Aprili), the second feature film by Dea Kulumbegashvili.
In addition, the FIPRESCI Award went to Bound in Heaven (China), the film by Huo Xin included in the Official Selection.
The City of Donostia / San Sebastian Audience Award decided by the audience of the Perlak section went to The Marching Band (En fanfare) by Emmanuel Courcol; and the Audience Award for Best European Film was won by The Seed of the Sacred Fig (Daney anjir maabed), directed by Mohammad Rasoulof.
2024 San Sebastian Festival Award Winners
Official awards – FIAPF
GOLDEN SHELL FOR BEST FILM
Tardes de soledad
Albert Serra (Spain)
Country(ies) of production: Spain – France – Portugal
SPECIAL JURY PRIZE
The Last Showgirl
Gia Coppola (USA)
Country(ies) of production: USA
SILVER SHELL FOR BEST DIRECTOR (ex aequo)
LAURA CARREIRA (Portugal)
On Falling
Country(ies) of production: UK – Portugal
PEDRO MARTÍN-CALERO (Spain)
El llanto / The Wailing
Country(ies) of production: Spain – Argentina – France
SILVER SHELL FOR BEST LEADING PERFORMANCE
PATRICIA LÓPEZ ARNAIZ (Spain)
Los destellos / Glimmers
Country(ies) of production: Spain
SILVER SHELL FOR BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE
PIERRE LOTTIN (France)
Quand vient l’automne / When Fall Is Coming
Country(ies) of production: France
JURY PRIZE FOR BEST SCREENPLAY
FRANÇOIS OZON (France), PHILIPPE PIAZZO (France)
Quand vient l’automne / When Fall Is Coming
Country(ies) of production: France
JURY PRIZE FOR BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
PIAO SONGRI (China)
Bound in Heaven
Country(ies) of production: China
Other official awards
KUTXABANK-NEW DIRECTORS AWARD
Bagger Drama
Piet Baumgartner (Switzerland)
Country(ies) of production: Switzerland
Special Mention
La guitarra flamenca de Yerai Cortés
Antón Álvarez (Spain)
Country(ies) of production: Spain
Opening Film
HORIZONTES AWARD
El jockey / Kill the Jockey
Luis Ortega (Argentina)
Country(ies) of production: Argentina – Mexico – Spain – Denmark – USA
ZABALTEGI-TABAKALERA AWARD
Aprili / April
Dea Kulumbegashvili (Georgia)
Country(ies) of production: France – Italy – Georgia
Special Mention
Monólogo colectivo / Collective Monologue
Jessica Sarah Rinland (Argentina)
Country(ies) of production: Argentina
NEST THE MEDIAPRO NEST AWARD
El reinado de Antoine / The Reign of Antoine
José Luis Jiménez Gómez (Dominican Republic)
Country(ies) of production: Cuba – Dominican Republic
Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión (Cuba)
CULINARY ZINEMA AWARD
Mugaritz. Sin pan ni postre
Paco Plaza (Spain)
Country(ies) of production: Spain
EUSKO LABEL AWARDS
First Award
Las guardianas
Borja De Agüero (Spain)
Country(ies) of production: Spain
Second Award
Km 0
Jon Martija Leunda (Spain)
Country(ies) of production: Spain
LOTERÍAS AWARDS
First Award
Antón
Mikel González Beorlegui (Spain)
Country(ies) of production: Spain
Second Award
Cafunè
Carlos Fernández de Vigo (Spain), Lorena Ares (Spain)
Country(ies) of production: Spain
IRIZAR BASQUE FILM AWARD
Chaplin | Espíritu Gitano / Chaplin | Spirit of The Tramp
Carmen Chaplin (United Kingdom)
Country(ies) of production: Spain – UK – Netherlands – France
Special Mention
Erreplika / Replica
Pello Gutiérrez Peñalba (Spain)
Country(ies) of production: Spain
CITY OF DONOSTIA / SAN SEBASTIAN AUDIENCE AWARD
En fanfare / The Marching Band
Emmanuel Courcol (France)
Country(ies) of production: France
CITY OF DONOSTIA / SAN SEBASTIAN AUDIENCE AWARD FOR BEST EUROPEAN FILM
Daney anjir maabed / The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Mohammad Rasoulof (Iran)
Country(ies) of production: Germany – France – Iran
DAMA YOUTH AWARD
Turn Me On
Michael Tyburski (USA)
Country(ies) of production: USA
Industry awards
PREMIOS WIP LATAM
WIP LATAM INDUSTRY AWARD
Best Digital / Deluxe Content Services Spain / Dolby Iberia / Laserfilm Cine y Video / Nephilim producciones / No Problem Sonido / Sherlock Films
Un cabo suelto / A Loose End
Daniel Hendler (Uruguay)
Country(ies) of production: Uruguay – Argentina
EGEDA PLATINO INDUSTRIA AWARD FOR THE BEST WIP LATAM
Cuerpo celeste
Nayra Ilic (Chile)
Country(ies) of production: Chile – Italy
WIP EUROPA AWARDS
WIP EUROPA INDUSTRY AWARD
Best Digital / BTeam Pictures / Deluxe Content Services Spain / Dolby Iberia / Laserfilm Cine y Video / Nephilim producciones / No Problem Sonido
Blaue Flecken (AT) / Blue Marks (WT)
Sarah Miro Fischer (Germany)
Country(ies) of production: Germany
WIP EUROPA AWARD
Blaue Flecken (AT) / Blue Marks (WT)
Sarah Miro Fischer (Germany)
Country(ies) of production: Germany
XIII EUROPE-LATIN AMERICA CO-PRODUCTION FORUM AWARDS
XIII EUROPE-LATIN AMERICA CO-PRODUCTION FORUM BEST PROJECT AWARD
Los Dos Paisajes / The Two Landscapes
Francisco Lezama (Argentina)
Country(ies) of production: Argentina – Brazil
DALE! AWARD (DEVELOPMENT LATIN AMERICA-EUROPE)
Los Dos Paisajes / The Two Landscapes
Francisco Lezama (Argentina)
Country(ies) of production: Argentina – Brazil
ARTEKINO INTERNATIONAL PRIZE
Mar de leva
Mariana Saffon (Colombia)
Country(ies) of production: Colombia – France
IKUSMIRA BERRIAK AWARDS
SIDERAL AWARD
CARO BASTIANO / DEAR BASTIANO
MARIA ELORZA DEIAS (Spain)
Country(ies) of production: Spain
CASA WABI-ESCINE AWARD
Senda
Mikele Landa Eiguren (Spain)
Country(ies) of production: Spain
ZINEMALDIA STARTUP CHALLENGE AWARD
BEST EUROPEAN PROJECT
SONIC ALCHEMIST
Lithuania
BEST SPANISH PROJECT
DUBME
Spain
Special Mention
CURRENT ANIMA
Spain
BEST ENTREPRENEURIAL PROJECT
KASPAR K1
Denmark
XX LAU HAIZETARA DOCUMENTARY CO-PRODUCTION FORUM AWARDS
MUSIC LIBRARY AWARD
LA NOCHE DE LA INFANCIA
Xixi Sofía Ye Chen (China – Spain)
Produced by: Lacima Producciones – The South Project – La Fábrica Nocturna
(Spain)
DOGWOOF AWARD
BARRABÁS
Daniel Martínez-Quintanilla (Spain – Peru)
Produced by: Muyuna – SUICAfilms – Associated Press
(Spain – Peru)
EPE-IBAIA-ELKARGI AWARD
BARRABÁS
Daniel Martínez-Quintanilla (Spain – Peru)
Produced by: Muyuna – SUICAfilms – Associated Press
(Spain – Peru)
Other awards
RTVE – ANOTHER LOOK AWARD
All We Imagine as Light
Payal Kapadia (India)
Country(ies) of production: France – India – Netherlands – Luxembourg
Special Mention
On Falling
Laura Carreira (Portugal)
Country(ies) of production: UK – Portugal
COOPERACIÓN ESPAÑOLA AWARD
Sujo
Astrid Rondero (Mexico), Fernanda Valadez (Mexico)
Country(ies) of production: Mexico – USA – France
EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY 2030 AGENDA AWARD
Soy Nevenka / I Am Nevenka
Iciar Bollain (Spain)
Country(ies) of production: Spain
DUNIA AYASO AWARD
Los pequeños amores / Little Loves
Celia Rico Clavellino (Spain)
Country(ies) of production: Spain – France
Honorary awards
DONOSTIA AWARDS
Cate Blanchett
Pedro Almodóvar
ZINEMIRA AWARD
Elena Irureta
Parallels awards
FIPRESCI AWARD
Bound in Heaven
Huo Xin (China)
Country(ies) of production: China
FEROZ ZINEMALDIA 2024 AWARD
Tardes de soledad
Albert Serra (Spain)
Country(ies) of production: Spain – France – Portugal
EUSKAL GIDOIGILEEN ELKARTEA AWARD
Víctor Erice (Spain), Michel Gaztambide (France)
“CERRAR LOS OJOS / CLOSE YOUR EYES” (Spain – Argentina)
SEBASTIANE 2024 AWARD
Reas
Lola Arias (Argentina)
Country(ies) of production: Argentina – Germany – Switzerland
LURRA – GREENPEACE AWARD
The Wild Robot
Chris Sanders (USA)
Country(ies) of production: USA
SIGNIS AWARD
Los destellos / Glimmers
Pilar Palomero (Spain)
Country(ies) of production: Spain
ATENEO GUIPUZCOANO AWARD
Tardes de soledad
Albert Serra (Spain)
Country(ies) of production: Spain – France – Portugal